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Stab vs Tab - What's the difference?

stab | tab |

In informal terms the difference between stab and tab

is that stab is an attempt while tab is a restaurant bill.

In lang=en terms the difference between stab and tab

is that stab is a single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition while tab is a student of Cambridge University.

As nouns the difference between stab and tab

is that stab is an act of stabbing or thrusting with an object while tab is a small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.

As verbs the difference between stab and tab

is that stab is to pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger while tab is mark with a tab.

stab

English

(wikipedia stab)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
  • A wound made by stabbing.
  • Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
  • (informal) An attempt.
    • I'll give this thankless task a stab .
  • Criticism.
  • (music) A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
    • a horn stab

    Derived terms

    * have a stab at, take a stab at * stabbing * stabby * stab vest * stab in the dark * stab in the back

    Verb

    (stabb)
  • To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}
  • To thrust in a stabbing motion.
  • To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger .
  • * (John Dryden)
    • None shall dare / With shortened sword to stab in closer war.
  • To cause a sharp, painful sensation .
  • (figurative) To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

    • Derived terms

    * stabber

    Anagrams

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    tab

    English

    Etymology 1

    First attested 1607, of uncertain origin.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.
  • * 1993 , Irvine Welsh: Trainspotting , p 333:
    • He pulls off his belt, cursing as the studs catch in the tabs of his jeans.
  • (by extension, graphical user interface) A navigational widget for switching between sets of controls or documents.
  • (label) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
  • A fast march or run with full kit.

    • Verb

  • Mark with a tab.
  • (computing) To use the Tab key on a computer or typewriter to navigate the screen or page.
  • * 2010 , Chris Anderson, Pro Business Applications with Silverlight 4 (page 210)
    • You can prevent a control from getting the focus when the user is tabbing between controls by settings its IsTabStop property to False.
  • Short for tabulate.
    • Derived terms
    * keep tabs on * tabbed

    Etymology 2

    Apocopation (shortening) of tabulation.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A restaurant bill.
  • (slang) Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar.
    • Put this round on my tab , will you, barman.
  • Short for tabulator.
  • (computing) A space character ((tab)) that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
    • Derived terms
    * pick up the tab

    Etymology 3

    Likely to have been formed by clipping the Geordie pronunciation of the word or alternatively from the brand name Ogden's Tabs .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Geordie and Mackem) cigarette.
    • Giv'is a tab man!

    References

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    Etymology 4

    Shortening of tablature.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.

    • Etymology 5

    Derived from the Latin Cantabrigia (often shortened to Cantab.).

    Noun

  • (rfv-sense)(slang) A student of Cambridge University.

    • Etymology 6

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A tabloid newspaper.
  • * 1999 , George H. Douglas, The Golden Age of the Newspaper, p. 229:
  • * 2010 , Robert Lusetich, Unplayable: An Inside Account of Tiger's Most Tumultuous Season:

    • Anagrams

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